Widgets Maker vs Custom Widget Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widgets Maker
Create personalized widgets for your iOS home screen with custom styles, fonts, themes, and background images. Easily set up exclusive widgets in just three steps. Unlock unlimited access to all Pro functions with a subscription.
- Dozens of custom widget styles
- Create personalized widgets
- Modify fonts, theme colors, and backgrounds
- Simple and fast setup (3 steps)
- Unlimited access to Pro functions (subscription)
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Widgets Maker supports making personal custom widgets in iOS 14. You can add widgets directly to the home screen. ● Dozens of custom styles There are dozens of layout design styles to meet your needs for making widgets. ● Make your own widgets You can freely create widgets which you can modify fonts, theme colors, and background pictures. ● Simple and fast to set up It only takes three steps can quickly and simply set up your exclusive widget and run on the home screen（iOS 14+）. We love hearing your ideas and feedback. Feel free to contact us at insteam123@outlook.com in case you have any problems or suggestions. Widgets Maker PRO Subscription - You can get unlimited access to all the Pro functions. - The renewal price for 1-Month membership is USD 1.99 . - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Users can manage or unsubscribe in iTunes & App Store account management in the phone system settings. - Auto-renewal: Apple iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. To cancel the renewal, please turn off auto-renew manually at least 24-hours before the end of the period.No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - Free trial: Free trial (if any) will automatically renew the version at $1.99 upon expiration. You can go to the Account Settings to cancel the renewal before the trial ends. The current free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to the premium version before the trial period ends.
Custom Widget Creator
Design personalized widgets for your device's home screen. Add elements like the time, date, custom text, images, and RSS feeds. Choose from a library of pre-built widgets or customize every aspect of your own.
- Create custom widgets
- Add time and date
- Include RSS feeds
- Use custom text and images
- Customize fonts and colors
- Add battery indicator
- Pre-built widget collection
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It lets you create custom widgets by adding time, date, RSS feeds, custom text, custom images and more. They can be customised as you like! The app also includes a free prebuilt widgets collection which you can add to your widgets library. You can customise: - Date; - Time; - Background Color; - Background Image; - Font size, many font families and colors; - Border; - Battery indicator, position, orientation and color; - Custom text; - RSS feed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Widgets Maker at 4.3 against Custom Widget Creator's 3.0. Widgets Maker also leads on ratings volume (203 vs 3) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Custom Widget Creator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Widgets Maker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Custom Widget Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Widgets Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgets Maker has 203 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Widgets Maker's written reviews are positive against 25% of Custom Widget Creator's.
Widgets Maker ships an update every 11 days, Custom Widget Creator monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widgets Maker | Custom Widget Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (203 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 203 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 开学 唐 | GENOVA Softworks |
Customer experience
Widgets Maker
Custom Widget Creator
Bugs and requests
Widgets Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget display issues
- Time and battery not updating correctly
- Crashes on certain actions
Requested features
3 requests- More free widgets
- Ability to create custom widgets
- Improved time and battery accuracy
Custom Widget Creator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Widgets Maker
- One Month Widgets Maker PRO3 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Widget Style A Series$0.99
- Widget Style B Series$0.99
- Widget Style C Series$0.99
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- Widget Style D Series$0.99
- Widget Style F Series$0.99
- Widget Style E Series$0.99
Custom Widget Creator
No in-app purchases
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